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Postdoctoral Fellow – Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change

Deadline:

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 12:00pm

Employer:

Colorado State University

Job Field:

Forestry

Job Type:

Full Time

Location:

Colorado

Location Detail:

Fort Collins

Job Description:

Position: The Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project is a collaborative effort to establish a series of experimental silvicultural trials across a network of different forest ecosystem types throughout the United States. Scientists, land managers, and a variety of partners have developed five initial trial sites as part of this multi-region study to research long-term ecosystem responses to a range of climate change adaptation actions. As the first five ASCC sites move forward with implementation and monitoring over the long-term, and as the ASCC Network continues to grow in scope, there is a critical need to support cross-site research at the national level, as well as site-level data collection and project oversight. The Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University (CSU) seeks an individual with a strong silviculture background, manuscript and grant writing skills, and an interest in climate change adaptation and mitigation research to explore pressing land management questions. This research will help fill a critical gap as land management agencies attempt to adapt forest ecosystems to changing climatic conditions.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications: Completed PhD in forestry, natural resources, or a related field completed by start date.

Highly Desirable Criteria:
• Prior experience with grant proposal development, writing, and project implementation.
• Evidence of scientific and technical writing for peer-reviewed publication.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, oral presentation, and written communication skills in natural resource topics to diverse groups of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with data management, database applications, and statistical analysis of ecological datasets.
• Demonstrated understanding of silvicultural methods and treatments at the stand and landscape scales.
• Knowledge of climate science pertaining to ecosystems and adaptation strategies.
• Experience conducting ecological field research in forested ecosystems with knowledge of North American forest types.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work projects and types of activities with attention to detail and within project deadlines.

Miscellaneous:

CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer and conducts background checks on all final candidates.

Salary:

Salary will range from $50,000 – $55,000 depending on applicant’s level of experience.